Select the correct text in the passage. what part of this excerpt from edgar allan poe's "the cask of amontillado" uses irony? "come," i said, with decision, "we will go back; your health is precious. you are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once i was. you are a man to be missed. for me it is no matter. we will go back; you will be ill, and i cannot be responsible. besides, there is luchresi–" "enough," he said; "the cough's a mere nothing; it will not kill me. i shall not die of a cough." "true–true," i replied; "and, indeed, i had no intention of alarming you unnecessarily–but you should use all proper caution . . ."

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Irony and foreshadowing in speech (This is ironic because Montresor encourages Fortunato to return home because his health is important and people will miss him if something happens to him. Montresor is preparing to kill him. Foreshadowing because the line "you are joyful as I once was" alluded to the retaliation that will soon be exacted).

What The Cask of Amontillado's dramatic ironies are there?

Montressor's loathing of Fortunato of the catacombs, his abstinence from alcohol, and his aversion of solitude are three examples of dramatic irony.

What irony exists in the phrase "Cask of Amontillado"?

Because "cask" is a variant of "casket," the title of "The Cask of Amontillado" is ironic. Fortunato is actually going to be killed and placed metaphorically in his own casket while he thinks he will be inspecting a container, or cask, of exceptional wine.

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